About Layne Christensen (NASDAQ:LAYN)

Layne Christensen Company operates as a water management, and services and drilling company that provides solutions for the water, mineral, and energy markets. The company's Water Resources segment offers water-related products and services, including hydrologic design, source of supply exploration, well and intake construction, and well and pump maintenance and rehabilitation services. This segment also provides water treatment equipment and engineering services for the treatment of regulated and nuisance contaminants. Its Inliner segment offers process, sanitary, and storm water rehabilitation techniques and services to municipalities and industrial customers dealing with aging infrastructure needs. This segment also provides full system renewal services, including Janssen structural renewal for service lateral connections and mainlines, slip lining, traditional excavation and replacement, and form and manhole renewal with cementitious and epoxy products. The company's Mineral Services segment conducts ground drilling activities, including various phases of core drilling, reverse circulation, dual tube, hammer, and rotary air-blast methods; and provides exploratory and definitional drilling services. Layne Christensen Company serves government agencies, investor-owned utilities, industrial companies, multi-national mining companies, consulting engineering firms, oil and gas companies, and power companies, as well as the agribusiness. It operates in the United States, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico. The company was formerly known as Layne Inc. and changed its name to Layne Christensen Company in June 1996. Layne Christensen Company was founded in 1882 and is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas.

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Layne Christensen (NASDAQ:LAYN) Frequently Asked Questions

What is Layne Christensen's stock symbol?

Layne Christensen trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "LAYN."

How were Layne Christensen's earnings last quarter?

Layne Christensen (NASDAQ:LAYN) released its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 10th. The construction company reported $0.13 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of ($0.14) by $0.27. The construction company had revenue of $110.43 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $114.95 million. Layne Christensen had a negative return on equity of 25.19% and a negative net margin of 5.74%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted ($0.95) earnings per share. View Layne Christensen's Earnings History.

Has Layne Christensen been receiving favorable news coverage?

News stories about LAYN stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Layne Christensen earned a media sentiment score of 0.15 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the construction company an impact score of 46.05 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Which institutional investors are buying Layne Christensen stock?

LAYN stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Water Island Capital LLC, OMERS ADMINISTRATION Corp, Nokomis Capital L.L.C., Glazer Capital LLC, Vivaldi Asset Management LLC, Dupont Capital Management Corp, KBC Group NV and Kassirer Asset Management Corp. Company insiders that have bought Layne Christensen stock in the last two years include J Michael Anderson and Michael J Caliel. View Insider Buying and Selling for Layne Christensen.

How do I buy shares of Layne Christensen?

Shares of LAYN can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

What is Layne Christensen's stock price today?

One share of LAYN stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.20.

How big of a company is Layne Christensen?

Layne Christensen has a market capitalization of $310.71 million and generates $475.52 million in revenue each year. The construction company earns $-27,310,000.00 in net income (profit) each year or ($0.72) on an earnings per share basis. Layne Christensen employs 2,178 workers across the globe.

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Layne Christensen (NASDAQ:LAYN) Price Target and Consensus Rating

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1 Wall Street analysts have issued ratings and price targets for Layne Christensen in the last 12 months. Their average twelve-month price target is $15.00, suggesting that the stock has a possible downside of 1.32%. The high price target for LAYN is $15.00 and the low price target for LAYN is $15.00. There are currently 1 hold rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus rating of "Hold."